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Coffee Prices Supported by Brazilian Real Strength

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +1.20 (+0.38%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +22 (+0.44%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher. Today's rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 2-week high against the dollar has prompted short covering in coffee futures. The...

Barchart · Jan 7, 2025

Sugar Prices Close Lower as Supply Concerns Ease

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Monday closed down -0.32 (-1.63%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -7.10 (-1.38%). Sugar prices Monday posted moderate losses. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. Last Tuesday, NY sugar posted a 3-1/2 month...

Barchart · Jan 6, 2025

New Year, New Challenges: Taking A Look At What's Impacting Grain Prices

From weather to geopolitics and everything in between, we have no shortages of things to watch.

Barchart · Jan 6, 2025

Sugar Prices Mixed Amid Ample Supplies and Rising Crude Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed down -0.08 (-0.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.23%). Sugar prices Friday settled mixed. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday, NY sugar posted a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Coffee Prices Retreat as Drought Concerns Ease in Brazil

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed down -8.20 (-2.51%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed down -88 (-1.74%). Coffee prices posted moderate losses on Friday as recent above-average rain in Brazil eased drought concerns. Coffee prices fell to 4-week lows Tuesday after Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Sugar Prices Pressured by an Improved Supply Outlook

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.66%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on an improved global supply outlook. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday,...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Coffee Prices Weighed Down by Beneficial Brazil Rains

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is down -5.90 (-1.81%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is down -47 (-0.93%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower. Recent above-average rain in Brazil eased drought concerns and is weighing on coffee prices. Coffee prices fell to 4-week lows Tuesday after Somar...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Cattle and Hogs in Q4 and 2024 - Where are they Heading in 2025?

The animal protein sector of the commodities asset class was the second-best performing area in 2024 and continued to post gains in Q4, with cattle futures leading the way on the upside. In 2024, cattle and hog futures posted double-digit percentage gains, with the hogs leading the way on the…

Barchart · Jan 2, 2025

Sugar Prices Rally on Lower Sugar Output in India

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.47 (+2.44%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +6.00 (+1.18%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-week high and London sugar rising to a 1-week high. Signs of...

Barchart · Jan 2, 2025

Coffee Prices Close Higher as Rain Delays the Vietnam Robusta Harvest

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed up +7.10 (+2.22%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +181 (+3.71%). Coffee prices on Thursday settled higher, led by a surge in robusta coffee to a 1-1/2 week high, due to concern that ongoing heavy rain in Vietnam will further...

Barchart · Jan 2, 2025